Salton Sea watershed

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drainage basin watershed

The Salton Sea watershed is the drainage basin in Southern California that collects water from surrounding rivers and agricultural runoff, ultimately feeding into the Salton Sea, a large inland saline lake.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Salton Sea region 2
Imperial Valley drainage system 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
contains Coachella Valley Water District drainage network ⓘ
Imperial Irrigation District drainage network ⓘ
Salton Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doesNotHaveOutletTo ocean ⓘ
drainsInto Salton Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
evaporationIs primary water loss mechanism ⓘ
hasPart Coachella Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Imperial Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Salton Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ
hydrologicFeature closed basin ⓘ
locatedIn Southern California ⓘ
majorWaterQualityConcern dust emissions from exposed lakebed ⓘ
eutrophication ⓘ
hypoxia ⓘ
nutrient loading ⓘ
pesticide contamination ⓘ
salinity increase ⓘ
selenium contamination ⓘ
managedBy California Natural Resources Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coachella Valley Water District NERFINISHED ⓘ
Imperial Irrigation District NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Colorado Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lower Colorado River hydrologic region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salton Sink NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryLandUse desert shrubland ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
receivesRunoffFrom Coachella Valley agricultural fields ⓘ
Colorado River irrigation canals ⓘ
Imperial Valley agricultural fields ⓘ
receivesWaterFrom Alamo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
New River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salt Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Felipe Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trifolium Drain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Whitewater River NERFINISHED ⓘ
agricultural drains ⓘ
stormwater runoff ⓘ
receivesWaterPrimarilyFrom agricultural return flows ⓘ
river inflows ⓘ
state California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
subjectOf Salton Sea Management Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
restoration planning efforts ⓘ
supports migratory bird habitat ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Whitewater River (California) → hydrologicalBasin → Salton Sea watershed ⓘ
Alamo River → partOf → Salton Sea watershed ⓘ
Alamo River → hydrologicSystem → Salton Sea watershed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial Valley drainage system
New River → partOf → Salton Sea watershed ⓘ
Low Desert → contains → Salton Sea watershed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salton Sea region
California deserts → contains → Salton Sea watershed ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salton Sea region
Whitewater River watershed → partOf → Salton Sea watershed ⓘ